HIGH WIND WARNING …
TODAY Sunrise: 6:39 AM Sunset: 5:31 PM
…PERIOD OF STRONG TO POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY THIS
EVENING…
Peak winds are expected to hit at about 9:00 p.m. in Arlington Heights with steady winds at 32 MPH and gusts to about 60 MPH. Gusts are expected gradually increase from 9:00 a.m. to the 9:00 p.m. peak — shifting from south to the southwest. Gusts are expected to be in excess of 40 MPH after about 6:30 p.m. After the peak at 9:00 p.m. winds are expected to hold in the 40 MPH to 50 MPH range until about 3:00 PM Friday. Winds and gusts most of Friday are expected to be from the West-Southwest.
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-
LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-LAKE IN-PORTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…ROCKFORD…BELVIDERE…WOODSTOCK…
WAUKEGAN…OREGON…DIXON…DEKALB…AURORA…WHEATON…CHICAGO…
OTTAWA…OSWEGO…MORRIS…JOLIET…GARY…VALPARAISO
333 AM CST THU FEB 20 2014
…HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM
CST THIS EVENING…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM
CST THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING…HIGHEST THREAT OF GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH LOOKS TO BE DURING
THE EARLY TO MID EVENING HOURS.
* WINDS…A PERIOD OF WIND GUSTS AS STRONG OF 50 TO AROUND 60 MPH
FOR A TIME THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS…WINDS THIS STRONG MAY RESULT IN TREE DAMAGE…EASILY
TOSS LIGHTWEIGHT UNSECURED OBJECTS AND MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.
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